@Tamia 6 July 2021

My First Sacrifice

These past few weeks had been very tough for me and I just want to express here what I feel right now. To all the students out there, before you skip your class without telling it to your parents. Think twice, because not everyone has a given the chance to continue studying without any worries like yours. ｡｡ It was all started during this pandemic last year 2020. We lost our family's bussiness which is Karinderya that we've worked hard for almost 7 years. My kuya (older brother) who's an OFW just lost his job too because of pandemic and that was the biggest problem we've been facing for the whole year, but thank god we are all still healthy and still surviving each day. However, when it comes to savings we all spend it with our monthly bills, food for everyday and used it as well when my uncle rushed into hospital due to high blood pressure and now he already have a maintenance so it won't happen again on him. I also skipped class last year due to financial problem. I am taking Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT). I was supposed to be a 3rd year student last year and incoming 4th year this next school year. It really hurts me deep inside but I am the one who volunteered myself to skip class for a while, just 1 year because I am hoping that everything will gets back to normal next year and my kuya will be able to finance me again with my tuition fees. After not enrolling for the whole year, I started to find some work or extra income online. I was really desperate each day to find anything that could help me and my family survive this pandemic. Luckily, I found Noise.cash. It helped me to earn atleast $20-$40 a month. A gave 70% of my earnings to my parents, so that I can help my parents pay our bills and food. The remaining 30% will be going to my abra wallet where I place all my cryptos as my investment and trade some of them too for my tuition fee for the next school year because I really really want to finish my studies. That's why I always give my 100% best in school so that I can get that 25% discount in my tuition fee for becoming one of the Dean's Listers of my batch and I am very happy that I maintained myself on that list each year, 25% discount is a big help for me and for my family in financing my studies. If you are wondering why I didn't try to apply in any scholarships, I did.. I tried to apply but my requirements didn't pass. That is why I focused myself in maintaining my grades high instead and to be one of the Dean's Lister. 1 year later, I was very excited since I was hoping that I could get back to continue my studies this upcoming school year 2021-2022. I am preparing myself for the new norm of attending class which is the distance learning but all of a sudden these excitements that I felt turned into sadness when my parents told me that I am not going to study anymore because we don't have money anymore to support me in my studies and I should work instead. I really understand my situation right now, it's just so hard and stressful for me to think that my plans for myself are started to fall apart. I always cry every day without them knowing it. But there is nothing I can do but to continue my life and accept my situation that getting that diploma is very impossible to happen for now. But I always look for the bright side. Maybe, finishing my college was not in my fate but, I always believe that there is a rainbow after the rain. I will still give my 100% best like what I did when I was still studying to my soon to be work. Even though this is not the way I planned my self to be, I am still grateful that my family made it to finance me until I reached my 2nd year of being college student which is half of my 4 year course. I already already learned alot from those years. If everything works well with me once I get a job and saved enough money for myself I think I should continue to pursue the one of my biggest dream in life, and that is to wear the black toga and get that diploma. Thank for Reading!

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